| Central District Dental Society |
| Newsletter - October - 2007 |
| CDDS Newsletter 2007 #4 |
| CENTRAL DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY N e w s l e t T e r Here’s your dose of “Mental Floss” John Bowman - Editor Vol. XXVI, No. 4 - October, 2007 M E E T I N G
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Friday, October 26-THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 1 - MACON CITY CLUB First & Cherry Streets 6:00 ~ Social Hour 7:00 ~ Program - Program - ANNUAL VISIT FROM OUR GDA OFFICERS so that we may have an accurate head count for the meeting . Thank you! Send to: Dr. Don Benton 4128 Arkwright Rd. Suite B Macon 31210 t.doc@cox.net (0) -475-1980 |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING .. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 7:00 PM Ty Iveyʹs Office 1902 Forsyth Street, Macon All Committee Chairpersons, Delegates, and Officers are members of the Executive Committee and are required to attend. Other interested district members are welcome to attend. |
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PRESIDENT
Fellow CDDS Members: As we prepare for our November meeting, I am filled with excitement for the arrival of my favorite season. Stifling heat and smothering humidity yield to crisp fall breezes and the sound of red and orange leaves crackling underfoot. Saturdays in Sanford Stadium rooting on the DAWGS (or perhaps if you have another team to support, though I could never understand why), an opportunity to see the sunrise from your favorite deer stand, or maybe an opportunity to sport an obnoxious sweater on the golf course. In my world, life is good this time of year. November is also host to my favorite holiday; Thanksgiving. Not because I can eat too much turkey and dressing (TWICE) and nap in a recliner ʺwatchingʺ football (I do enjoy this). But because Thanksgiving provides a pleasant reminder of all the things I have to be thankful for. I am thankful for a wonderful family, for the support and fellowship of my colleagues, and to be part of a profession that provides so much for so many. I am also thankful for the opportunity to serve the Central District, an organization I am proud to be a part of. We all have so much to be thankful for. We will be hosting our state officers at this meeting. Martha Phillips works tirelessly answering the call of duty as our executive director. I think we all realize how fortunate we are to have her on our side. Our officers devote a significant amount of their schedules supporting us all year. Letʹs show them how thankful we are for their efforts with a strong show of support for them this meeting. I look forward to seeing you there! All the best, Mike Loden |
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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE REPORT IMPORTANT DATES Please reserve these dates today: DECEMBER 4th at 7 - LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION/MACON CITY CLUB Note: This year we are inviting souses/guests of the Legislators and Dentists. Letters have been mailed to the Legislators so they can hold the date. Contact Dentists have also been notified so they can establish their contacts. Make every effort to attend this important event. It is our opportunity for some one-on-one dialogue with our Legislative Delegation. C D D S - L A W - D A Y MARCH 12, 2008 Put on your calendar. This will be the Wednesday before the Hinman Meeting. We want to reclaim our title from the NWDDS. I have 13 members signed at this time. We need 25 plus...so call me, and let me put you on the list. For those who have never been, this is a great experience and one that will give you complete satisfaction. Health care issues are sure to be at the top of the pile of legislation this year. SCHIP and its reauthorization are being hotly debated now and that will affect each of us either directly or indirectly. Keep your ears pinned back and let me know if you hear anything or if you have any questions. Thank you for the opportunity to serve, Jay Harrington 478-453-8666 - work 478-456-5900 - cell Calendar of Events Nov. 1 GDA Officers Visit - Macon City Club Dec. 4 Legislative Reception including Spouses/Guest - Macon City Club Feb 21 CDDS Meeting at WRAFB May 8 CDDS Meeting |
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ADA REPORT
by Dr. Ty Ivey The Annual Session of the ADA was held in San Francisco from September 28 - October 2. The Executive Committee of the CDDS has had a very clear report of my position on some of the major issues. There were three I believe are of particular interest: Membership, SCHIPS and Alaska. Some might think two out of three isn’t too bad, but all three were extremely important to me. The Membership Issue which would have given membership status to hygienist, assistants and ancillary dental personnel was soundly defeated by a margin of 74 to 8. Some states have membership categories, but I was of the opinion that on a national scale this was not good business. SCHIPS...We prevailed on the issue of holding the SCHIPS level at 200% of the poverty level. The big states with higher cost of living were in favor of this and fought for it to the end. Many suggested that this was back door National Health Insurance since 400% that has been proposed in Congress would cover approximately 80% of all children. The ADA has had the wrong position on this issue and we can only hope that President Bush vetoes the current legislation. A message was sent to our leadership. Alaska….I could write a book. After having the opportunity to serve on the Task Force in charge of this issue, I feel that I am as informed on this issue as anyone. The Task Force was ended last year and the ADA took a different tact on dealing with the problem after the Task Force could no longer have any input on the issue. A settlement was made in July which I still believe was the wrong thing to do. Those of us who fought city hall and the Board of Trustees on this were soundly defeated. Your representative took a position that put him at odds with some of our own delegation. There is not enough space here to tell the entire story and if interested, please ask. However, the US government now has a template in place to create a mid-level provider which will be a high school graduate with two years of training (subject to change) who can perform extractions and cut and place fillings. My position has been that we need to train more dentists. The cry is to solve access to care even when it is not clearly defined. What this means is driving everyone including the ADA and the Dental Hygiene Association to seek a way to expand the dental work force. For those outside of the ADA, their plans take the scope of practice from us. Our plans give it away. I may be too old to deal with the issue, but I don’t like the direction we are taking. Usually these proposals have much lower educational standards than we currently have. I fought this to the bitter end and have probably damaged my abilities to function at the national level, but I did what I believed was right. |
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EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Office of Ty Ivey, Attending: Mike
Loden, Roy Lehrman, Deena Holliman-Sept.11, 2007 Smith, Paul Fraysure, Lindsay Holliday, Craig McCroba, John Bowman, Nancy O'Brien, Jay Harrington, Ty Ivey, Don Benton. •Session Opened: Mike opened meeting with request to approve EC Mtg. minutes as appearing in newsletter. Approved with addition that at the membership mtg. the Constitution and bylaws were approved by the membership. •Treasury Report: Reviewed and discussion of investigating check writing privileges of our money market. acct. to maximize our interest return on a higher balance. D. Benton will contact Smith-Barney Rep. and report at the next EC. •Legislative Report: Jay reviewed calendar, Dec 4 is the Legislative Reception at the City Club, spouses invited this year. March12, is LAW Day. We need better attendance to regain our highest percentage status in the state. Fundraiser for Greg Goggans highly successful-thanks to all who elected to help our team effort. Next we need to support Lee Hawkins keep his Senate seat. •ADA Delegation-Ivey reported ADA has settled the Alaska issue but not all satisfaction to say the least. He asked for support from our district to help in a resolution to present at ADA mtg. in San Francisco. A motion was made seconded and unanimously passed to support our Delegate with $300.00. •BOT Report: Jay gave review of BOT activity. •Membership Committee: Lindsay requested update of the e-mail listing of the EC for rapid communication when necessary and extend to the membership. Lindsay also noted some confusion in the term of delegates and alternates as printed in policy manual. He requested John Bowman and Jon Griggs to review and report at next EC mtg. •Recruitment and Retention: Four new members will be at Sept Mtg. Please make them feel welcome and a part of the workings of the CDDS. •Hygiene Advisory Committee: CGTC, Kathy P. Welch has joined the Board, Thanks •MGTC: Paul Fraysure updated on Grads and noted that they will be converting to a semester system shortly. •Scholarship selection is on track for presenting at the next mtg. in Nov. Deena requested nominations for awards committee review of potential Honorable Fellow. Criteria are in the GDA sourcebook. Don Benton nominated Skeet McCurdy, retired Oral Surgeon who has worked very hard with the Macon Volunteer Clinic. •Delegation Update: Tabled until next EC Meeting. Noted however that we will need two at-large members for the Nominating Committee at November Meeting. •New Business: PDRS Director Skip Jones requested time to make a pitch at a meeting. Suggestion made to try to add short program at Nov. Officer visit. •Staff CE: Also suggested was a survey as to the desire for a staff CE offering sometime next year. Also discussed was transitioning newer members into leadership roles. Craig McCroba suggested using Policy Manual as a way to spark interest in opportunity for service at the district level. •Appointment: Governmental Affairs Chairman Jay Harrington requested a new person appointed for his position as he is moving into his role as Trustee for CDDS. He noted he will closely mentor during the transition. •No other business-Meeting adjourned at 8:56PM. Respectfully submitted, Donald B. Benton, Jr. DMD 4128 Arkwright Rd. Ste. B Macon, GA 31210-1707 478.475.1980 Voice 478.475.5654 Fax 478.960.0287 Mobile GEORGIA DENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES GDIS is a subsidiary of the GDA. We offer GDA members, their families and dental staff, employed by members, the chance to apply for fine insurance products. Call: 800-432-4357 or 404--636-7553 The staff works for GDA members, not the insurance companies Denis Mucha - mucha@gadental.org Renee Clay - clay@gadental.org Baarbara Kaul - kaul@gadental.org TREASURER’S
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October 2007 Balance Brought Forward..............................................................19,438.69 Withdrawals Emory Radiology DVD ....................................................................279.00 GDA, July Caucus Breakfast............................................................393.45 N.T. Ivey, Fifth District Caucus ........................................................336.60 Best Buy Gift Certificate...................................................................100.00 Macon Letter Svc. Sept. Mtg.........................................................570.39 Preferred Trophy ...............................................................................80.12 Macon City Club, Sept. Mtg. ..................................................... 2,778.57 N.T. Ivey, Fifth District Contribution ..............................................300.00 Meeting Badges for printer ..............................................................43.14 Deposits Sept. Meeting Receipts ..................................................................960.00 GDA Late Dues Receipts ................................................................357.75 Balance ...........................................................................................15,869.17 Money Market Account.................................................................. 8,374.50 Donald B. Benton, Jr. DMD 4128 Arkwright Rd. Ste. B Macon, GA 31210-1707 478.475.1980 Voice 478.475.5654 Fax 478.960.0287 Mobile |
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| Dates - Events - Calendar |
| District
Meetings 2007-08
Nov. 1 GDA Officers Visit - Macon City Club Dec. 4 Legislative Reception including Spouses/Guest Macon City Club Feb 21 CDDS Meeting at WRAFB May 8 CDDS Meeting |
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District Officers 2007-2008 President - Mike Loden President-elect - Lindsay Holliday Vice-President - Roy Lehrman Secretary-Treasurer - Don Benton Editor - John Bowman GDA Delegation Kendrick Mathews - Chairman, Thomas Griffin, Jay Harrington , Nancy O’Brien, Steve McLain Alternate Delegates Alfred Peters, Shirley Fisher, Roy Lehrman, Craig McCroba, Pinkney Gilcrist ADA Delegate - Ty Ivey Nominating Committee Ty Ivey, Craig McCroba, Pinkney Gilcrist, Shawn Scott, Bob Vedder CDDS Committee Appointments: Awards................................Deena Holliman Smith Const./Bylaws ........................................ Jon Griggs Council on Dental Health..................Shirley Fisher Finance ..................................... Kendrick Mathews Forensic Dentistry............................Ashley Walker Gov. Affairs ....................................Jay Harrington Membership Services ...................Lindsay Holliday Peer Review............................. Thomas Woodcock Public Relations ..........................Lindsay Holliday Recruitment and Retention ...... Kara Griffin Moore Workforce .........................................Shirley Fisher |
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EDITOR’S
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EDITOR’S Comments……………..
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Elmer Bendiner’s book, The Fall of Fortresses, he describes onebombing run over the German city of Kassel: Our B‐17 (The Tondelayo) was barraged by flack from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion our gas tanks were hit. Later, as I reflected on the miracle of a twenty‐millimeter shell piercing the fuel tank without touching off an explosion, our pilot, Bohn Fawkes, told me it was not quite that simple. One the morning following the raid, Bohn had gone down to ask our crew chief for that shell as a souvenir of unbelievable luck. The crew chief told Bohn that not jus tone shell but eleven had been found in the gas tanks ‐ eleven unexploded shells where only one was sufficient to blast us out of the sky. It was as if the sea had been parted for us. Even after thirty‐five years, so awesome an event leaves me shaken, especially after I heard the rest of the story from Bohn. He was told that the shells had been sent to the armorers to be defused. The armorers told him that Intelligence had picked them up. They could not say why at the time, but Bohn eventually sought out the answer. Apparently when the armorers opened each of those shells, they found no explosive charge. They were as clean as a whistle and just as harmless. Empty? Not all of them. One contained a carefully rolled piece of paper. On it was a scrawl in Czech. The Intelligence people scoured our base for a man who could read Czech. Eventually, they found one to decipher the note. It set us marveling. Translated, the note read: “This is all we can do for you now.” Fellow Dentists ….. The question for each of us today is...what are we doing to help insure that our profession of Dentistry will be better for the next generation of Dentists who will follow us? What can we do to improve our culture? What can you do? What will you do?............. Dr. John Bowman |
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